HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_SPCS_07.24.2018Minutes of the Meeting of the
Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
July 24, 2018
The Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met
on Tuesday, July 24, 2017 2018 (as amended) at 9:00 a.m.
iMembers Present: Jaquita Wilson, Alexia Griffin, Michael Douglas, Jerry Haecker, and Natalia Ornelas
iMembers Absent: None
:Staff Present: Shirley J. Rinn, Executive Assistant to the City Manager
MINUTES
Legislative Regular Agenda
A. Call to Order--Jaquita Wilson, SPCS Advisory Board Chair
The Meeting was called to Order at 9:15 a.m.
B. RollCall --Jaquita Wilson, SPCS Advisory Board Chair
All Members were present.
C. Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes from the June 18, 2018 SPCS Advisory Board
Meeting —Alexia Griffin, Secretary
Motion by Douglas, second by Wilson to approve the Minutes from the June 18, 2018 SPCS Advisory
Board Meeting. (Approved 5-0)
D. Discussion and possible action regarding the allocation recommendations to be made to the City Council
for funding of the Strategic Partnerships for Community Services (SPCS) Grants—Jaquita Wilson, Board
Chair
Wilson provided an introduction to the process for going through each of the applications. The
Board Members also disclosed any potential conflicts of interest they may have with any of the
agencies that applied for funding. Shirley Rinn provided an overview of the evaluation tool and
the process for determining the allocation recommendations for the City Council.
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The Board vetted Applications, including the following agencies and made the following
recommendations:
• Backpack Buddies $15,000 • Helping Hands 10,000
of Georgetown,
Inc.
• Brookwood in
$28,249
• Williamson
$38,000
Georgetown (BIG)
County Crisis
Center dba
Hope Alliance
• Boys and Girls Club
$25,000
• Literacy Council
$17,800
of Georgetown
of Williamson
County
• Boys Scouts of
$12,000
• Lone Star Circle
$30,000
America, Capital
of Care***
Area Council, San
Gabriel District,
Pack 2935
• CASA of Williamson
$18,200
Opportunities
$10,000
County, Texas
for Williamson
& Burnet
Counties, Inc.
(OWBC)
• Faith in Action
$36,600
• Ride on Center
$30,000
Caregivers
for Kids
(R.O.C.K)
• Girls Empowerment
$10,000
• Sacred Heart
$20,000
Network
Community
Clinic
• Georgetown
$36,400
■ Samaritan
$18,800
Community Service
Centerfor
Center -The Caring
Counseling
Place
• Georgetown Project
$32,000
• Senior Center
$12,000
at Stonehaven
■ Goodwill Industries
$0
• The Locker
$0
of Williamson
County
• Habitat for
$0
Humanity of
Williamson
County**
$213,449
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$186,600 $400,049
The Board also discussed the following related to four (4) of the agencies:
• Goodwill is not recommended to receive funding because the size of the grant requested
would not make a substantial difference in local impact given the size of its national funding.
■ Habitat for Humanity was not recommended to receive grant funding since it partners with
the City to administer the City's Home Repair Program.
• Helping Hand of Georgetown, Inc.'s recommended grant award is to be restricted to it Brown
Bag Program.
• The Locker was not recommended for funding because of concerns for duplicative services and
administrative overhead for the organization.
Motion by Griffin, second by Douglas to approve the recommended grant allocations for City Council
consideration as discussed. (Approved 5-0)
The Board recommendations will go to the City Council August 14, 2018.
E. Discussion, review, and possible action regarding of the Williamson County Funders Common Grant
Application and Program Budget and the City of Georgetown's Program Addendum and Evaluation Tool —
Jaquita Wilson, SPCS Advisory Board Chair
Wilson gave a quick recap of a meeting she had with the Williamson County Funders Group (Seeds of
Strength, United Way, St. Davids, City of Georgetown, and Georgetown Health Foundation). She told the
board that she as well as the group had concerns about how the grant applicants are responding to the
questions in the Common Grant Application and whether or not the Funders are really getting the
information they need in order to vet the applications. There was also some discussion regarding the
possible use of a Letter of Intent as well as the Grant Application and Program Addendum and reviewing
the current application materials to see if there is any way to streamline the grant application process.
F. Consideration and possible action to set dates and time for the next Strategic Partnerships for Community
Services Advisory Board Meetings--Jaquita Wilson Board Chair
Meeting dates will be set in the future for the next Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Advisory
Board Meeting to discuss the annual reports and the review of the Application Materials.
G. Adjourn
Motion by Griffin, Second by Haecker, was adjourned at 1:55 p.m.
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